Corset.



CORSET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, 1912;

Patented May 13, 1913.

so .body'of the wearer by protecting means UNITE STATES PA NT, oFF E.

- MABGUEBITE LJsoBRAQQF cnrcaeo, ILLINOIS.

consn'r.

To alliw'lwm ifmaybo ncern."

Be it known that I, Manounnrrn L.

Senna, a citizen of the United States, and

resident of Chicago,' in the county of Cook and State oflllmois, have invented cer-' ticularlyto that type of corsets embodying in their construction abody portion and a floating edqewhidl is adjustably' connected with one-e ge of the body portion by lacing or equivalent adjustable fastening means, the said floating edge and the opposite edge of'the body portion being provided with complement-a1 detachable fastening means adapted to be opened or separated for the lremo'val'and application of the garment to,

the body. 7 One of the principal'objects of the inv-ention is to provide a means whereby the openingor space between the-floating edge and the body of the corset which is bridged by the lacing maybe so protected as to present a smooth surface for contact with the which will prevent the protrusion of the flesh of the wearer between the lacingsgand atthe same time be of such character and, so mounted and supported that the adjust-' ability will not 'be interfered with,' nor will the protecting meansbe wrinkled or forced out' of proper position in fastening and tightening the garment around thebody:

A secondary object of the invention to provide a corset of the type ahovereferred to with a shield bridging on the'inner side 'the adjustable space bet-w een.the floating edge and the-body portion. which shield at one of its edges is secured in position in such manner that it may be readily removed and as readily attached in position for use without 'impairing'the appearance, style or fit of the garment;

side of the adjustable opening between the floating edge-and corset body.. Fig. 2 is a underlying shield arranged on the inner.

Specification of Ietters Patent. Patented )[ay 12) 13, Application filed May 13,1912. 'seria1no.se e,97o. H

detail section in a horiziontal plane through a portion of the front of the corset: illils tratingthe locationand arrangement: ofathe shield in the preferred construction. Fig.

3-is a view similar' to Fig. 2 but illustratinga construct-ion in'whlch the shield is -per-.

manently connected with the inner side of the floating edge-instead of being detach;-

ably connected therewith asin Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 4 isa detail view showing the shield removably held in-place by a lacing.

Lilte' letters of reference in the several figures indicate the same parts.- i I In said drawings the reference letter A- indic'ates'the" portion of a one piece corset of any usual or .p'referret style, and B a floating edge whichis connected with one edge of the body portion by adjustable fastening means such as the usual lacing C. The floatingedge itself and the opposite edge of the body portion are provided with permanent complemental fastening. devices or means indicated at D. such as are custmnarily employed in garments of this kind.

The fastening devices or means-I) are preferably,- as usual, connected with the edge bones of the corset, and the edge bone. if so desired. may constitute practically the only stitfcning device in the floating. edge.

Inaccordance.with the present invention there is attached to the inner portion of the floating edge. one edge of a shield E, which shield is adapted to extend across on the inner side'of the adjustable opening between the floating edge and the edge of the body to 4 which itis laced or adjustably connected. In the preferred construction the edge of the shield is detachahly connected with the float- I ing cdgcas by a series of separable fasten-' crs F, Fig. 1, or the lacing H. Fig; 4. so thatitmay be readily: applied or detached should it be desirable or necessary to do so. althou h it will be understood that the edge oftie shield may be permanently connected with the inner side ofthe floating edge, as by stitches G shown in Fig. of the drawings. The material of which the shield is composed is of such character that while it is flexible so as toconform readily to the shape and movements of the body of thcavearer and of the overlying corset.- y t. it. is sui li- I cicntly stifi' to absolutelyprevent any protrusion. of the soft flesh into lhc. =ul]ust-able lacing opening. The preferred material is a heavy webbing woven with both its edges finished. and embodying or having incorpastasa;at ssaaas which will -effectually prevent any of the "shield; or the formatiozfj of permanent bends 4 forj irregularities therein; The shield maybe -perforated or provided'with eyelets, as in- 'dioated at.e',.for the purpose of ventilation, general jstyle t s, of course, preferehlycovered'or-made toconform to the style ahd of the crset"itself. By attaching 'the'iedg'e' of the shieldgtothefloating edge of corset and permitting the free edge of shield, to extend across the adjustable sci h nglto-a 'oint beneath the bodyof the 1;. ';qr'set, it will e noted that when the corset and the complemental faste'nmgs' broughtinto i's-patonandt-he floating edge is drawn over engagement the shield is undertransverse itension, so' that it cannot wrinkle and will always present a smoothinner surface which substantially-conforms to the lines of the qrset itself: "Asshown'jin the drawings, the eXtremeedge-ofthe shield which is attached e floating-edge is made more flexible y'forzn'ed'by a'vert-ically arranged tape of the shieland is itself provided with the separable fasteners or has its edge sewed to r the inner-side of the floating edge just beyond the eyelet openings for the adjusting lacing, thereby leaving the lacing openings free-for the lacing to slip when the corset is adjusted to fitthe dimensions of the body. Whenthe; shield is detachably fastened m 1 toners F, the attachment may be oneither place as by the lacing H or separable fasside 'of-the lacing opening, but it is'always preferred-to-have the edge of the shield con.-

the eyelets or fasteners of less thickness, anTthe' body of the-shield, so as. to

avoid the formation of projections on the inner side of the corset.

Haying thus describedmy inventionywhat I claim 'as new and desire to secure by Let- .which itis'laced being in su stantial alinementand a shield formed by a pliant body .detachably' fastened atone edge'directly to the inner sideof the floating'strip'parallel with the strip, said shield extending across the lacing opening andunderlapplng but free from and unattached to the'ed 'e of the body to which the'strip' is 1aced,'sa1d shield forming a bridge across the lacing opening to prevent. protrusion of the flesh of the wearer through between the lacin 2. A corset comprising a bo y portion having fastening means" permanently secured'at one edge and a floating strip having permanent coinplemental fastening edge of the body, said'strip and the ge to which it is laced being in substantial alinement and a shield formed ofheavy fabric having rubber incorporated therein and with ventilating apertures, saidshield being semeans and adjustably laced io the opposite cured at one edge directly to the inner side l v0t the floating strip parallel with the strip and extending across the lacingopening and -underlapping but free fromjand unattached to the edge of the body to which .the strip islaced, said shield forming a bridge across v the lacing opening to prevent protrusion of the flesh'of the wearer through betweenthe lacing.

Witnesses? v V O. E. Bnno'nson, H. B. Cor.

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